The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-28

by law, and when the druggist himself /
is known to be a Temperance man? Let
one of these ladies have q case of
typhoid fever in their home and some
loved one in need of the prescribed
medicine, and they unable to obtain it
because they feared they would have
their names published, and see how
quickly they would repent their cow
ardice.
It has been everywhere circulated
that the w. G. T. u. would forever and
everywhere resist the application of
druggists for permits. 1t certainly
would be unreasonable for people who
have worked for years for a constitu-
tional amendment providing that liquor
shall be sold for certain purposes. to
go to work to prevent its being sold for
those lawful and excepted purposes.
It would look very much like bad faith.
The following from the pen of Mrs.
Fanny II. Rastall, who is certainly au-
thorized to speak for the w. G. T. u,
throws a different light on the ques-
ton:
The pledge of the W. C. T. U. stands
| for the disuse of alcoholics for all pur-
poses. As an organization we do not
| believe their use necessary at any time
to discourage their use everywhere and
| for every purpose. But we are also
| law-abiding citizens. We have secured
/ a good law based upon constitutional
/ provisions. We desire the strict obser-
vance of that law. Now, if every good
person resolves not to comply with its
requirements, what will be the re-
suit? Under our law liquor can
and will be sold. To sell legally, a
druggist must get a permit, and
to secure that petition signed by
twenty-five free holders and twenty
five reputable women, and publish for
thirty days and announce that such Pc
tition has been presented to the pro-
i bate judge. Now is is clearly the duty
of Christian people to see that these
permits (which will be issued to some
onel are given only to men who will
sell liquors as provided by law, j. e.,
for the excepted purposes only. If ev-
cry good person refuses to sign these
petitions the required number of sig
natures will be secured, and by the
worst of our lawless druggists and none
would dare to hint that the petitioners
were not reputable. While members
of the w. G. L. U. cannot conscientious
: ly sign petition, unless it be for a
man who will not sell liquor as a bev-
erage at all, and very few of our num-
Der feel they can do even that, we
should see that the publication of an
announcement that any other permit
is asked for, be met by an earnest anC
numerously signed protest against its
issue. The legislature has practically
/ placed the control of the liquor traffic
: in the hands of the good people of the
state, and we surrender that power il
, we attempt to prevent the sale for the
exceptional purposes.
With this view of the subject, doe
it not seem as if it were the duty o
? some of our w. G. 7. U. ladies to see
that the law is complied with to the let
ter, and not have, as the Governor sug
gests, ''equal privileges to all, EXCLUSIVE
/ privileges to none.' In other words
, let only those who can comply with tn
law in letter and spirit obtain permit S
! and let those whom the law INTENDED
to shut out be so shut out.
Because some who have claimed t,
be druggists have prostituted the bust
ness, is no reason why we should class
ify all alike, nor is it "a good reason VIII.
valuable lives should be lost because
forsooth, some one may not be salts
fed with the law as passed.